WILLIAM H. TAFT WINS
WHILE 5TAMPEDERS YELL
Nomination Conies After Favorite Sons Had All Been
Placed Before Convention.
A STAMPEDE fOR ROOSEVELT IS TRIED.
Chairman Lodge Has the Roll Called by Megaphone Amid
Yells for Roosevelt Nomination Made Unanimous
on Motion of All the Rival Candidates
Platform Accepted.
REP I IH.HAN PLATFORM IV
Ml I
The platform lands the Roosc
velt admtnsttation as an epoch In
American history and that the
highest aspirations of the Ameri
can people have found a voice,
and that American manhood has
been lifted to a nobler sense of
duty and obligation.
Tariff revlston by a special ses
sion of Congress, Immediately
following the next Inauguration;
modified by the principle of pro
tection, with maximum and mini
mum rates.
Development of a permanent
currency system, to be at once
elastic and automatic.
A pojtal savings bank system.
Greater control over and pub
licity In corporations doing Inter
state business.
Permission to railroads to
make traffic agreements when
competition Is preserved, and the
prevention of gtockwaterlng.
Further protection to railroad
and (ievernment employes.
Modification and definition of
Injunction proceedings, to require
notice before the Issuance of tem
porary restraining orders.
Enforcements of the rights of
the negro.
Conservation of timber and the
other natural resources, and Im
provement of waterways.
Maintenance of an adequate
army and navy.
Protection of American cltl
tens abroad.
Generous administration of
pension laws.
Establishment of a Bureau of
Mines and Mining.
Encouragement cf American
shipping.
Statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona.
Chicago (Special). The nomina
tion of William Howard Taft, the
climax of the Republican National
Convention of 1908, was effected
amid scenes of tumultuous enthusi
asm and after n nerve-racking con
tinuous session lasting nearly eight
hours. Tl.e whole city is given over
to wild exultation in honor of the
new candidate, whose name goes
echoing through the country.
THE VOTE.
Taft 702
Cannon 58
Fairbanks 40
Hughes 67
Foraker 16
Knox 68
Lafollette 25
Roosevelt 3
Absent 1
Total number 980
Votea needed 491
The picture within the walls of
the vast amphitheater as the presi
dential candidate was named was one
truly grandiose In Its magnitude. In
front, to the right and left, below
and above, the billowing sea of hu
manity, restless after hours of wait-
on their feet, other Taft States fol
lowing, while the convention hosts,
In the gallery and on floor, broke Into
mad demonstration.
'Taft, Taft W H Taft!" came
In a roar from the Ohloans. Mega
phones seemed to spring from con
cealed places and swell the Taft
tumult Into thunder. A huge blue
silk banner bearing the familiar fea
tures of the statesman-secretary was
swung before the delegates, awaking
afresh n whirlwind of enthusiasm.
All semblance of order had been
abandoned and the delegates, arena
was a maelstrom of gesticulating
men: the guldonB of the States were
snatched up by the Taft enthusiasts
or borne under by the storm of dis
order. The band was Inaudible a
mere whisper above the deafening
volume of sound. For 10, It then
20 minutes this uproar continued, it
was a repetition of the scene of the
day before when the name of Roose
velt threw the convention Into n fren
zy, repeated In intensity and almost
in duration. But there is a limit
to the physical resources of throat
;:nd lung; relays had not been estab
lished, and at last the tired voices
died down to a hoarse shout, and at
last subsided.
This lull now gave the opportunity
for the speech seconding Taft's nomi
nation by George H. Knight, of Cali
fornia, his big, round face beaming
forth on the sympathetic multitude
and his splendid barytone voice swell
ing forth like the tones of a great
church organ. California's tribute to
Taft wns brief and fervid. Now there
was another lull In the Taft move
ment, while the remaining candidates
were placed in nomination.
It was late In the afternoon before
NOMINA TED FOR PRESIDENT
I ?
CP
William Howard Taft
SENATOR J C. BURROWS,
Of Michigan.
Temporary Cuuirman.
the convention, now literally swelter
ing with the intense heat and weary
after nearly seven hours of continu
ous session, reached the end of the
flood of eloquence, and the decks
were at least clear for the culminat
ing act the ballot. But no, Just as
the last swell of oratory, the second
ing speech for Lafollette, had tiled
away, like a cyclone from a clear sky
hunt a Lafollette demonstrtlon,
which swept the convention from Its
very bearings. It seemed as though
Wisconsin had suddenly peopled ev
ery foot of the galleries. The dele
gates sat calm and waiting, except
the frantic Wisconsins, but the con-
THE COLISEUM, WHERE THE CONVENTION MET.
Ing and stirred from one emotion to
another, was In a fever of expectancy
lor the culminating vote. The favor
ite Bons of other States had been
named, save Knox and Lafollette,
and now on the roll-call came Ohio.
4s the Buckeye State was reached
the tall, guant form of Theodore E.
Burton, with studentlike face and
levere black clerical garb, advanced
to the platform to nominate Ohio's
:andidate. He spoke fervently, with
the singing voice of an evangelist,
which went ringing through the great
building. The close of his speech of
nomination was the signal for loosing
the long-pent-up feeling of the Taft
legions.
Instantly the Ohio delegates were
vent Ion for the time being was in
the possession of the galleries.
Stuinpede A Dismal Fuilure.
Now a singular transformation oc
curred gradually the whirlwind
veered from Lafollette to Roosevelt.
A banner bearing the Roosevelt por
trait and waved from the gallery was
the signal for the change, but In the
! confused babel of voices there was no
distinguishing where the Lafollette
cheers i-nd'd and those for Roose
velt began.
1 Amid toll pandemonium, and with
the gallei i' s in full control. Chair
man Lodg" decided upon heroic ac
tion in unl t again to make the con
vention in r ter of itH affairs. He or
dered the -.oil-call of States to begin
for the vote on president. Such a
call, under such circumstances of in
tense confusion, has probably never
before occurred In the history of
national conventions.
A ballot was taken to nominate
a candidate for president while the
convention was cheering frantically
for a man whose name had not been
presented to the convention. The
votes were belnf counted for Taft
while the people were shouting for
Roosevelt. The delegates, however,!
cast their votes uninfluenced by the
clamor of the crowd. More than
this the first States on the call, Ala
bama and Arkansas, had been relied
upon by a few Roosevelt fanatlcB
to start the stampede for the Presi
dent, but they held by their instruc
tions while the stampede raged all
about them.
Defying The Galleries.
The cheering developed definitely
Into a Roosevelt demonstration and,
encouraged by Its continuance, the
men on the stage lifted again t hi
nt hograph of the President which
had previously been lowered at the
command of the sergeant-at-arms.
Chnirman Lodge, abandoning all
effort to still the crowd, ordered Sec
retary Malloy to continue the call
of the delegations. This was done
in the midst of a terrific uproar.
The chairman then announced in a
tone which, although strained to the
utmost, could be heard only a few
feet away:
"That completes the roll of States
and the roll-call will now be had for
the vote. We will not wait a minute
longer."
The scene was absolutely unique
in American political history, the
vote being 'aken during a terrific up
roar in behalf of a man whose name
was not before the convention.
'Alabama,'' shouted the reading
clerk.
There was a round of yells and
hisses from the crowd.
The chairman of the delegation,
however, made his way to the edge
of the platform and called:
Alabama casts her 22 votes for
Taft."
The vote was repeated by the clerk
and there were cheers from the dele
gates Bent to mingle with the tumult
of the gallery crowd.
Hisses, cheers and cat calls oontin
tied to come from the galleries as
the States of Arkansas. California
Colorado and Connecticut cast their
Bolid votes for Taft.
' Pay no attention to the crowd,'
said Senator Lodge, directing the
clerks to proceed. "I shall not have
the President nominated by a Chi
cago mob," he shouted In anger.
Holl-Cn:i Under DlHiei:!:!:-;.
The secretary was powerless to
make his call of the States heard
above the deafening damor. Seizing
a megaphone, he shouted the roll of
States- Alabama, Arkansas but Ml
voice was iiwallowed up in the mad
uproar. Gradually, however, the
curiosity of the multitude conquered
their enthusiasm and they lapsed into
silence to hear the result of tho roll
call. A hush of expectancy buns ovei
I the assembly as the call proceeded.
Hasty summaries showed that Taft
was far In advance. When New York
was reached the Taft column totaled
427. Ohio carried the Taft total to
511, or 20 more than enough to
' nominate. Still the call went on,
imt it the final result was announced
by Chairman Lodge:
I "For Theodore Roosevelt, 3 votes;
for Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, 10
rote; for Charles W. Fairbanks, of
Indiana. 40 votes; for .Joseph Q. Can
non, of Illinois, 61 votes; for Roberi
Tuffs Public Service In A Nut
nau,
January, 1881 Assistant public
prosecutor, Cincinnati, O.
March, 188-2 United States In
ternal Revenue Collector.
January, 1885 Assistant County
Solicitor. March, 1887 Judge of the Su
perior Court.
February. 1890 Solicitor Gener
al or the United States.
March, 1892 Judge of the Uni
ted States Court for Sixth Judi
cial District.
March, 1900 President of the
Philippine Commission.
July 4, 1901 Inaugurated first
civil governor of the Philip
pines. July, 1902 Conferred at Rome
with Pope Leo XIII and com
mittee of cardinals and made
settlement as to friars' lands
in the Philippines.
December, 1903 Returned to
America.
February, 1 904 Secretary of
War.
November. 1904 Visited Panama
on inspection tour.
July-September. 1905 Visited
Philippines with party.
September, 1906 Visited Cuba
and acted us provisional gov
ernor. March-April, 1907 Visited Pan
ama, Cuba and Porto Rico.
Autumn of 1907 Visited Japan,
Chl?a, Germany and Russia,
ope .-ed the Congress In Manila.
June, 1908 Nominated for the
Presidency by the Republican
National Convention at Chicago.
July 1, 1908 Resigns from Cabi
to take up campaign actively.
tENATOR LOtMIE,
Of MiuwachumttH,
t'cmuinent Chairman.
of Tnft unanimous; Senator Penrose,
for Knox, and Boutell, for Cannon,
and Henry, of Georgia, for Foraker,
and Wisconsin, for Lafollette, second
ed the motion Yor a unanimous rote
to the randtdate. The vote was given
with a ringing cheer and then, with
shouts of exultation over the new
candidate, the convention adjourned
for the day.
What The light Was About.
"The Republican party will up
hold at all times the authority
and Integrity of the courts, State
and Federal, and will ever Insist
that their powers to enforce their
process and to protect life, liberty
and property shall be preserved
Inviolate. We believe, however,
that the rule of procedure In the
Federal courts with respect to the
Issuance of the writ of Injunction
should be more accurately defined
by statute, and that no Injunction
or temporary restraining order
should be Issued without notice,
except Irreparable Injury would
result from delay, la which case
a speedy hearing thereafter should
be granted."
CHAIRMAN LODGE PLEDGES HIS
PARTY TO PRESIDENT'S
POLICIES.
No political party In modern
times can show such a record ot
achievement during the last 50
years as the Republican party.
The Republican party has
never failed except when It has
faltered. Our long career of vic
tory has been due to our meet
ing each question as It arose.
It Is a huge size of private
fortunes, the vast extent and
power of modern combinations
of capital, made possible by our
present conditions, which have
brought upon us problems portentous-and
threatening not on
ly our Boclal and political wel
fare, but even our personal free
dom. If they are not boldly met
and wisely solved.
Under the lead of the Presi
dent the party has grappled with
the new problems born of the
new conditions. The response
of the people to the policies
urged by the President has been
so emphatic that it has been
made clear, once for all, that the
Government of the United States
Is never to pa dominated by
money and financial Interests,
and that the political party
which permits Itself to be ruled
Carnegie Will Be A Judge.
New York (Special). Andrew Car
negie has consented to act as one of
the Judges to award the Chester j
Pulley prize offered by the Lake
Mohonk Conference on International
arbitration for the best essay on in
ternational arbitration by an Ameri
ca college student. The other Judge
are William J. Bryan, John W. Fos
ter, Judge George Gray aud President
Butler of Columbia University.
35 Ships Nameless.
Washington, D. C, (Special).
Thlriy-flve ships lit the navy, author
ized or under construction, lack
unmes, aud several officials at the de
partment are busy thinking up a
name for each of them. Fifteen
destroyers, 15 submarines and 5 col
liers are now unnamed, which will
necesslate 35 distinct and character
Ink titles. As the naming of a sin
gle st.lp hus often caused considerable
disagreement or discussion at the de
partment, tho naming of 35 will, U
U (tared, bo a vury delicate task.
WASHINGTON
The President has appointed James
A. Fowler, of Knoxville, Tenn., to bo
assistant attorney general In place
of Edward T. Sanford, appointed
United States Judge for the Middle
and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.
William Hamilton Young, uigtit
manager of the Western Union Tele
graph Company at Washington, is
dead.
Nells F. Hansen has been sent by
the government in neaieti of a pro
teld that will thrive in tho Northwest
with a view of Increasing the sup
ply of beet.
Mr. John W. Garrett baa been pro.
moted from second secretary ol the
embassy at Berlin to first secretary
of the embassy at Pome.
The armored cruiser Maryland,
vhicu recently won the battleship
trophy on a record target practice,
lias further distinguished herself by
making the highest speed record for
armored cruisers. On a four-hour,
mil. speed, force-draft trial she aver
aged tilS 1 revolution ppr minute
Killed By Blust.
Scranton, Pa. (Special). Five un
identified Italians employed by burke
Bros., contractors on the Lackawanna
railroad cut-off at Lehigh, on ;he
Pocono mountains, were killed by a
premature bls.t. The blast had fail
ed to explode and the fore a in, a resi
dent of Dunmore, near h re, Instead
of uclng a stick, used an Iron rod
to see what was wrong. His tamp
ing set the blast off, killing him and
four others.
Soldiers Killed lit Yaquls.
Tucson, Ariz. (Special). It Is re
ported that In a fight botween Yaqul
Indians and Mexican troops, at a wa
ter hole, between Guaym.is and Her
mosillo, several Mexican soldiers were
killed. The troops are atill pursuing
the Yaqul.
New Gun Invent Ion.
Dijon (By Cable). An engineer
named Poneaux announce the inven
tion of an electric gun, which with
out powedr or other explosives, !b
rn:inhlp of firing l!00 shots a ailnu'e
Lafollette of Wisconsin, 25 votes,
for Charles E. Hughes of New York,
63 votes; for Philander C. Knox, of
Pennsylvania, 68 votes, and for Wil
liam H. Taft, of Ohio 702 votes."
A great shout went up as Lodge
concluded his announcement and
with one accord the cohorts of Can
non and Knox and Hughes aud the
other heroes Joined In a common
tribute, for the candidate of the party
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, for
Governor Hughes, leaping upon a
chair, moved to make the nomination
FINANCIAL
Louisville & Nashville directors re
duced that co.npftiiy'H dividend rate
from C to 5 per cent.
The product ion of coal In the Uni
ted States in 1907 was the largest
ever reported, the output of anthra
cite and bltumlnuous being 480,450,
042 short tons, an Increase of 60,
292,764 tons over the production of
1906.
London wus a large Beller of Balti
more & Ohio.
Earnings of the United Railroad.
cf San Francisco In May broke ull
previous high records.
Crop reports were less favorable
and com and wheat advanced over
a cent a bushel.
The Imperial Relchsbank of Ger
many nil need its discount rate from
4 to 4 per cent. There was no
chunge in the Bank of England's
rate. Germany continues to lie the
center of financial interest in Europe,
but tho reduction made yesterday in
(Urates that the situation there i?
(mnrovlng.
FRANK K HITCHCOCK,
Tult's campaign manager.
by them Is hereby doomed to
defeat.
The policy of the Retibllcan
party Is to use Government regu
lation and supervision for the
contrbl of corporations and com
binations, so that these great
and necessary instruments of
commerce, and business may be
preserved as useful servants,
and not be destroyed because
they have threatened to become
dangerous masters.
This policy Is the absolute op
posite of Government ownership
and all like measures, advocated
by our opponents, which tend
directly to Socialism and to all
Its attendant miseries aud evils.
The President has enforced
the laws as he found them on
the statute books. The result
Is that he is the best abused
und most popular man in the
United States today.
The President's refusal of a re
nomlnatlou, dictated by the loft
iest motives, and by noble loy
alty to American traditions. Is
final and irrevocable. Anyone
who attempts to use his name
as a candidate for the Presiden
cy impugns both his sincerity
aud his good faith. The Presi
dent says what he means and
means what he Bays.
Although the President re
tires, he leaveB his policies be
hind him. To these policies the
Republican party stands pledged.
We ask the confidence and
support of the American people
because we have met the prob
lems of the day and have tried
patiently to solve them.
We believe in the mainte
nance of law aud order and In
support of the court-. n all their
rights and dignity. We believe
In equal rlghtB for all men and
are opposed to special pri' 'leges
for any man, or any class of
men, high or low. rich or poor.
We are pledged to tho cause
of sound finance. We stand for
protection to American industry
and labor. We will see to the
defense of the couptry. We
mean to have a navy worthy of
the American name.
JAMES S. SHERMAN IS
TAFT'S RUNNING-MATE
dominated For Vice-President On the
First Ballot
CONVENTION'S TASK IS COMPLETED.
Speaker Cannon Stirs Up Enthusiasm
During the Closing Honrs- Guild
and Murphy Also RanScattering
Votes for Fairbanks and Governor
Sheldon of Nebraska.
WHO VICE PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEE IS.
James Schoolcraft Sherman.
Born at Utlcn, N. Y., on Octo
ber 24, 1 855.
Son of Richard nnd Mary Sher
man. Graduate from Hamilton Col
lege In 1878.
Given degree of LL. D. In !903.
Admitted to bar In 18S0.
Elected Mayor of Utlca in 1 884.
Made chairman of the Repub
lican State Convention In 1895
and 1900.
Elected to Congress from
Twenty-third district of New York
in 1887.-91.
Elected from the Twenty-fifth
district In 1893-1903.
Elected from Twenty-seventh
district 1903-09.
President of the Utlca Trust
and Deposit Company.
Lives at Utlca, N. Y.
IN ACCIDENT TO
MR. TAFT'S TRAIN
Tower Man's Promptness Prevents
Bad Wreck.
A ROD IN LOCOMOTIVE BREAKS.
Chicago (Special). With Con
gressman James 8herman, of New
York, chosen a Vice Presidential
candidate and running mate of Sec
retary Taft, the Republican National
Convention of 1908 passed Into his
tory. The final session lasted less
than two hours, adjournment with
out day being taken at 11.47 A. M.
The Vote.
Sherman 816
Murphy 77
Guild 75
Sheldon 10
Fairbanks 1
Absent 1
The committees to notify the can
diuates were officially promulgated,
Senator William Warner, of Missouri,
past commander In chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, being
selected to head the delegation that
will call upon Secretary Taft, and
Senator J. C. Burrows, of Michigan,
being placed at the head of the com
mittee to notify Mr. Sherman.
Before the Convention assembled
it was practically certain that the
Vice Presidency would go to Mr.
Sherman. A large number of States
had Indorsed his candidacy in caucus,
and it spread likfc wlldt'.re. The New
York delegation solidly stood back of
Mr. Sherman, and when the voting
began there wns a rush of delegates
to fall In line, victory being assured
to the New York Representative long
before the roll had been half com
pleted. Speaker Cannon appeared unex
pectedly upon the floor of the Con
vention, and. by unanimous consent,
the privilege was granted him ot
making the seconding speech for Mr.
Sherman, who had been placed in
nomination by Timothy L. Woodruff,
chairman of the New York delega
tion. Mr. Cftnnon was uproariously
greeted as he stepped to the Con
vention platform, and his earnest
tribute to Mr Sherman as one of his
floor leaderB In the1 lower house of
V
Emergency Breaks Were Applied
While the Flyer Was Making 50
Mile an Hour, and (he Train
Was Drought to n Sudden Stop on
a Sharp Curve.
Dennlson, O. (Special). Secretary
Taft had a narrow escape from be
ing Involved In a serious wreck on
the Pennsylvania flyer, which was
carrying him East. Prompt action
of the tower man In a signal station
a third of a mile east of Coshocton
and of the engineer of the flyer alone
averted what might have been an
accident.
As the train wns speeding along
at the rate of 50 miles an hour tho
piston rod on the left side of the
locomotive broke short off. Instnnt
ly the cylinder of the engine was
cracked by the unmanageable rod.
The train was Just nppronchlng
the signal tower east of Coshocton.
The operator saw that something
serious was wrong and threw down
a signal to stop the train.
The engineer applied the emer
gency brakes and the train and six
cars came to a stop on a sharp curve.
The accident occurred at 6.30 o'clock.
As many of the passengers on the
train were at dinner In the dining
car, few of them realized how nar
row their escape had been from an
awful accident.
Secretary Tnft and National Com
mitteeman Kellogg entered the din
Ing car nnd sat down to dinner ever
after the accident occurred without
a thought of anything serious In con.
nectlon with the stopping and dela
of the train. The Secretary made nc
comment on the Incident when in
formed of It. The engineer of th
locomotive explained that It wal
merely good luck that averted an ac
cident.
"If the piston rod after it brok
had gone under the train," said h
"we would have gone Into the ditch
as we were running 50 miles an hour
and the derailment would have beer
a serious matter. Fortunately th
broken rod landed six or eight Inchei
outside of the left rail. That saved
us."
Immediately nfter the tower mar
sent a message to Dennlson for an
other locomotive, and after a delay
of about an hour tho locomotive ar
rived and tho flyer proceeded on It?
way East.
GETTING READY AT DENVER.
Elaborate- Scheme Of Decoration For
Convention Hull.
Denver, Col. (Special ) .The mem
bers of the subcommittee on arrange
ments of National Democratic Com
mittee, who come to Denver this
week, to remain In session until after
the convention, will be here in time
to see the work of putting the finish
ing touches on tne convention hall.
The Auditorium wns turned over
to the workmen Monday morning
for the installation of the decorations
that are said to be the most elaborate
ever planned for n convention. The
actual construction work on the
building is practically complete, with
the exception of the basement rooms
that will bo used by the telegraph
companies and press associations, and
by committees for meeting rooms.
The last of the permanent seats
for the Auditorium were placed In
position in the balconies and galler
ies. All that remains to be done Is
the construction of the temporary
floor over tho space that will even
tually bo occupied by the orchestra
seats, the building of a speaker's
platform, and the installation of the
temporary scats.
KOREANS KILLED.
SPEAKER "JOE" CANNOM.
SiCOIUicd tne Nouiluuiiuu ul Micrinau.
Congress, was enthusiastically ap
plauded. Mr. Sherman's victory was an over
whelming one 816 votes being the
total before his nomination was made
unanimous.
SECRETARY TAFT RESIGNS.
Roeaerell Name Luke E. Wright His
Successor.
Washington. D. C. (Special).
Announcement was made at the
White House, following the Cabinet
meeting, that William It. Taft had
resigned as Secretary of War, to take
tffect on Ju&e 30, and that Gen.
I. like E. Wright, of Tennessee, for
mer Governor of the Philippines and
formerly United States Minister to
Japan, has been appointed to succeed
him.
General Wright Is now at his homo
In Tennessee, but is expected to come
to this city Beveral duys before June
30. and will take up the duties of
Secretary of War on July 1. He Is
a gold Democrat, but has been highly
honored by the Roosevelt administration.
I The Insurgents' Murder Of Peaceful
citizens.
Seoul, Korea (By Cable). Korea
Is now divided into 300 districts,
each of which is provided with 20
auxiliary Korean gendarmes, com
manded by a Japanese officer, and
telephone and telegraph connections.
Carefully collected and verified
statistics show that Korean Insur
gents within the past eight months
have murdered S2 6 peaceful Koreans
who were niemqers of the pro-Japanese
Society und burned 3(50 houses,
with a loss of 50,000 yen. In n num
ber of cases entire crops were con
fiscated and women assaulted.
The fact that Korean bandits have
killed many more Koreans than
Japanese In the same period, nnd,
It is believed, have completely ruined
many Koreans known to favor Japan
ese control, upholds the policy of the
present Korean cabinet.
President Of Smith Resigns.
Northampton. Mnsa. (Special).
The reslgnr.tlon of L. Clark Scelye,
who has been president of Smith Col
lege slr.ee It wbs founded, in 18 73,
was announced by the trustees of tho
institution. Tbe reason givcu Is that
Mr. Eeelye has reached tho age of 70
years, at which time It has always
been his wish to rtHlre. A com
mittee of the trustees will confer
with President Scelye aud request him
to remain In office.
Editor Shoots Burglar.
Salisbury, N. C. ( 8neclal ) . Franl.
Smith a negro ex-convlct, was shot
and mortally wounded by W. H.
Stewart, a u wupaper editor, when
surprised In an attempt at burglary
t ii the editor's home. The negro es--aped,
but was founil later at his
home with u bullet In his stomach.
Aitihussuilor Hill Received.
Berlin (By Cable) .Ambassador
Mill was received In audience by the
Qernaa impiae He was attended
by the staff of the embassy.
$7.V),0(l,((M) Steel Trust.
London (By Cable). In plte of
all denials the Iron und Steel Trades
Journal declares It has auhtority for
stating that the formation of an in
ternational steel trust, In which
American, German and Russian syn
dicates will unite with British steel
interests, will be an accomplished
lad in a few weeks 'file headquar
ters of '.he new concern will be In
l.oidon. and its capitalization wi.l
reach i 150.000,000.
UK; Felt Hi Miles.
Denver, Col. (Special).' Luther
Hockem was killed and a number of
persons were bruised by un explosion
of 3.000 pounds of nitroglycerin at
the DtiPont Powder Company's works
at Louvlers, 20 miles south of Den
ver. The neutralizing plant was de
stroyed. Tbe loss Is $3,000. Hock
em was the only portion in the build
ing In which the explosion occurred,
ills body was blown to atoms. Many
window in the town were broken
and the shock was felt 13 miles distant.
Drowned In Sw limiting Pool.
New York (Special). Tho body
of Frank Krlz was found In the swim
ming pool of the East Sldo Branch
of the Y. M. C. A., at 153 East
Eighty-sixth Street. The man's neck
was broken and it is supposed that
he dived into a shallow placo and
that his head struck the bottom of
the tank. Krlz. who was 24 years
old, became a dormitory member of
the branch on Saturday nnd occupied
a room at tho branch for tho first
time that night.
Engineer A Hero.
Washington, Pa, (Spoclal).
George Sullivan, un engineer at Bald
win Mine. No. 4. of tho Pittsburg
Coal Company here, was fatally scald
ed when He courageously remained
at the throttle of his engine after
au 8-tnch steampipe had Curat and
allowed a cuge containing 10 men to
safelj descend 150 leet to the bot
tom of the shaft. When tho pip"
burst Sullivan wsi enveloped In
steam, and his hands, arms, and face
were literally cooked.
Murder Panic In Paris.
Pari (By Cable). The mysteri
ous murder of M. Remy, fne aged ex
bunker, has canned a verltnble panic
In Paris. Tho terror caused by the
crime U Increased by the recent
equally mysterious murder of the
artist, M. Btcinre'.l. One effect of
the panic 1 that there has been a
great Increase In the sale of revol
ver. There have alto been inanvj
nervous applications for special '
Ice protection In secluded streets It,
tho capital. Many dwellers In flat 'I
are llvlrg In a state of ncrvouu ap--orebenKlou.